"I was young and impulsive, wasn't I ignorant? I won't do that now. Just sell me some food!"
Liu Junping looked at Yi Xiaoqiu's outfit and felt that she looked familiar. He knew that what she said was a little confusing, but he didn't intend to ask any more questions.
"Are you really quitting?" Yi Xiaoqiu looked at the man in front of her. She remembered that this man had gone to the black market to buy food before. She thought he was fishing, but there was no news afterwards. It seemed that he really went to buy food that time.
The last time he bought food at Aunt Liu's house, Liu Junping really didn't do anything, and Yi Xiaoqiu began to believe what he said.
Liu Junping smiled bitterly, "You don't know, ever since that incident, my mother has never been kind to me, and my aunts and uncles have also been scolding me. I was even put in a sack when I went out. I won't dare do this again."
Those people said even more unpleasant things, but he hadn't said them yet.
At this moment, two people came over from the opposite side. Yi Xiaoqiu hurriedly whispered: "Okay, I will believe you for now. This is not the place to talk. Let's leave here first!"
The two left the alley one after the other, and Yi Xiaoqiu took him to the vicinity of the textile factory.
They had no plans to go to Aunt Liu's house. The reason they came here was simply because they thought that if Liu Junping wanted to do something, he would have to consider his aunt.
"Tell me, what do you want?"
Yi Xiaoqiu stopped in a corner.
"You're already at my aunt's house, aren't you going in?"
"No, there aren't many things today. Maybe next time!" Yi Xiaoqiu quickly refused. If Aunt Liu knew that she came here with her eldest nephew, she didn't know what she would think. What if she misunderstood and tried to match them up? It was better for her to find an excuse not to go.
"Oh." When he heard that there were not many things, disappointment flashed across Liu Junping's face.
"There are only 30 kilograms of cornmeal. Do you want it or not?" This man has a criminal record, so Yi Xiaoqiu didn't want to take out too many things.
Liu Junping frowned, looking somewhat dissatisfied with what Yi Xiaoqiu had brought out, but he didn't say anything. "Alright! Then let's take the cornmeal!"
He was thinking that Xiao Yi might get some meat or grain, but he was a little disappointed to get only some cornmeal.
Yi Xiaoqiu saw it clearly, but she didn't want to waste too much time with him. "One cent a pound, three yuan."
Yi Xiaoqiu took the money, threw down a bag of cornmeal, and ran away.
By the time she entered the farm and changed her clothes, it was already noon. The housekeeper had prepared the meal, and Yi Xiaoqiu was too lazy to run away, so she started eating directly.
Outside, Gou Zi and the other man waited at the entrance of the alley for a long time but Yi Xiaoqiu didn't come out, and they became a little impatient.
"Brother, is that woman gone?"
"Not necessarily. She came in right away and we followed her. She couldn't have left so quickly. There's only one possibility: she was visiting someone in this alley, so we couldn't see her outside."
"Ah! What should we do then? What if they invite her to dinner? Or stay overnight? Then wouldn't we have waited in vain?"
The dog frowned and thought for a while, "Let's go and wait on the road outside. If we can't find her somewhere else, I don't believe we can't wait for her on the road she must pass."
Sangou rubbed his stomach and said, "Brother, it's almost noon. Should we get something to eat?"
"Let's get out of here first."
Soon the two homeless people guarding the entrance of the alley left.
After finishing his meal, Yi Xiaoqiu pushed his bicycle out of the farm and went to the supply and marketing department as usual.
Although the supply and marketing store is not big and doesn’t have many things, it is the only supply and marketing store nearby that you can go to. If you don’t go to the supply and marketing store, how can you go to the market?
Finally, Yi Xiaoqiu didn't meet any annoying people at the supply and marketing department this time, and she felt much better when shopping.
Logically speaking, the autumn harvest had just ended, and Liu Xiaoping and Gao Xiaowen should have gone to the farm, but Yu Dashan had been sent to a labor camp that morning. Even if they wanted to go, they had to see if Lai Cuihua agreed.
Yi Xiaoqiu walked around the store and stopped when he saw a pair of big-toed suede shoes.
"Hey comrade, you have excellent taste. These are new shoes that arrived yesterday. They're made of wool inside, which is super warm. The outer layer is waterproof cowhide. The soles are also made of cow tendon, so they won't break. I'll wear these for years! Feel them for me."
The salesperson stuffed the shoes into Yi Xiaoqiu's hands and asked her to touch them.
She wouldn't let ordinary people touch her! This was because Yi Xiaoqiu was a regular customer, not only was he generous, but he also bought a lot of things every time.
Yi Xiaoqiu looked at the shoes inside and out, and seeing that it was exactly as she had told the salesperson, all her concerns were immediately dispelled.
She remembered that it was very common for leather shoes to break. It was not uncommon for the soles of leather shoes to break when walking on the street. But since these shoes had cowhide soles, there was no need to worry about this problem.
The shoes are brown in color, and the uppers are three inches high. To be honest, they are quite fashionable and look expensive.
But it's so cold here in winter, so she has to buy good shoes. If her feet get frostbitten, it will be troublesome in the future. She still has shoe tickets, so it's not like she can't afford to buy shoes.
"Hey, do you have size 36? How much is a pair?"
The salesperson immediately smiled and said, "Yes, 35 yuan a pair. You need two shoe tickets."
To be honest, this price is a bit expensive. It would cost several thousand in the 21st century!
However, this is the price for shoes of this quality.
"I want two pairs in size 36." Yi Xiaoqiu said calmly.
When these words were spoken, everyone around was shocked. This was too wasteful. She bought two pairs of leather shoes at once. It seemed that she was going to wear them alone, and she bought such expensive shoes.
Yi Xiaoqiu didn't think it was too much. She wanted to keep warm by wearing two pairs of shoes alternately. If she only wore one pair of shoes for the whole winter, her feet would be cold even if she wore woolen shoes. Since she didn't have the conditions, there was no need for her to suffer the cold.
The people around looked at Yi Xiaoqiu and started talking. It was not like they hadn't seen the shoes before. The salesperson wouldn't let them touch them. They just asked about the price and gave up the idea of buying them.
"This girl is really rich."
"I heard he was an educated youth."
"I guess it's from some big city!
"These shoes look so warm, I want to buy a pair, but unfortunately..."
Unfortunately, either I don’t have the tickets or I can’t bear to spend so much money.
Yi Xiaoqiu added in his heart.
"Hey, there's only one pair of size 36 shoes left. Is size 37 okay?" The salesperson searched the counter for a long time and could only find one pair of size 37 shoes.
"Can I try it on? If it's not too big, I'll buy them all."
The saleswoman handed the shoes to Yi Xiaoqiu without any hesitation. If it were someone else, she would definitely not agree, but Yi Xiaoqiu was different. She was not the kind of person who just looked but did not buy. This time, even if she did not buy the size 37 shoes, she would buy the size 36 shoes. It was not impossible to try them on.
Yi Xiaoqiu took the shoes and tried them on both feet. They were indeed a little big, so he put in a pair of insoles and tightened the laces a little, and then they finally fit.
Yi Xiaoqiu didn't plan to wait until next time to buy them. These shoes were hard to come by, and as the weather got colder, it wouldn't be so easy to buy them next time.
"Okay, I'll take both pairs." Yi Xiaoqiu made the decision in the blink of an eye while changing shoes.
The saleswoman quickly packed the shoes for Yi Xiaoqiu and just as she handed them over, a slightly sharp woman's voice came from behind Yi Xiaoqiu.
"Salesperson, I want to try on these leather shoes."
Yi Xiaoqiu looked up and saw a middle-aged woman carrying a small plastic wicker handbag standing behind her.
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